Fence-guard



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J. P. BLOOMER.

FENCE GUARD.

No. 338,917 Patented Mar. 30, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN P. BLOOMER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,917, dated March 30, 1886.

Application filed August- 31, 1885. Serial No. 175,771.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN P. BLOOMER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and use ful Improvement in Fence Guards, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- 1 Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a fence-guard embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 represents a top or plan view thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists of a guard or an attachment to a fence, whereby the same is strengthened, climbing thereon is prevented, and other advantages are presented, as will be hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a portion of a fence, and B the capping thereof.

G represents a metallic guard secured to the top of the fence, and formed of slanting side pieces, D D, and an upright piece, E. The upper ends of the side pieces extend perpendicularly, and are riveted to the upright piece E, which, as will be noticed, is between the side pieces, D, and reaches to the capping B and rests thereon; and the lower end of said side pieces likewise extend perpendicularly and are nailed or otherwise fastened to the capping, said ends terminating in gutters F. The central piece, E, rises above the side pieces, and is serrated.

It will be seen that the guard as constructed is strong and durable. As the parts are riveted together at the top, they are braced and stiffened, and the guard is not liable to be broken down at said place, the top of the fence being also strengthened by the same. Rain running down the slanting sides is directed to the gutters F and directed from the (No model.)

capping and likewise the top of the fence, preventing rotting thereof. Furthermore, the serrated piece of the guard prevents climbing over the fence and likewise walking thereon, the slanting sides affording no hold for the hands or lodgment for the feet, while the sharp points of the serrations are serious objections to climbers.

The parts of the guard are preferably formed of galvanized sheet metal. The post G of the fence has spurs-H in top thereof, or may have a piece of the guard O thereon, thus preventing said top from being used as a means of climbing the fence.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A continuous central piece having a serrated top, in combination with slanting side pieces secured at their upper ends tov said central piece, the central piece being secured between the said side pieces and extending above the same, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The fence A, with capping B, in combination with a continuous central piece having a serrated top, and the slanting side pieces, D, secured to said central piece and to said capping, the said central piece resting on said capping and extending above the said side pieces, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with a fence, slanting side pieces secured to the capping and having gutters at their lower ends and a separate central serrated upright piece firmly secured to said side pieces at their upper ends, substantially as described.

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, W. F. KIRCHER. 

